Musical “Truth” Found in the Bible part 2

 

Musical “Truth” Found in the Bible part 2 

Every reference to music mentioned in the Bible, as 2 Timothy 3:16 states, is “… given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”  It is the Christian’s responsibility to follow the admonition in 2 Timothy 2:15: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

 In order to have true and unified knowledge, one should be careful not to try to prove a point Scripture without regard to context. It stands to reason that such use of Scripture does not result in biblical accuracy or what Schaeffer called true truth.  However, one should be careful to not assume that one who quoted it is using it without regard to how it was used by the original author.  We should also remember that New Testament authors quoted verses from the OT to support their arguments.  Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 when he was being tempted by Satan (see Matthew 4:4 and Luke 4:4).  So, it isn’t quoting Scripture that constitutes proof texting but rather misrepresenting the original intent of Scripture or the principle that the original Scripture represented.